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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Frotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Pies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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215 lbs
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190 cm
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216 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyson Frotch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrzej Pies!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frotch feints and as Pies raises his hands in defense, Frotch changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pies being controlled here, momentarily.
Frotch wants to control from the top but Pies keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frotch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Frotch throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frotch landing with the ground and pound.
Pies escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Frotch gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Frotch sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pies trying to keep a closed guard but Frotch is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frotch is looking to advance position but Pies has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Frotch gets back to half guard.
Pies seems to be looking for submissions.
Frotch kicks Pies off and gets back to his feet.
Pies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frotch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pies wants to clinch up but Frotch keeps it at a distance.
Frotch has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad The Island in the buildup to the fight.
Pies is looking to land body kicks.
Frotch blocks a head kick by Pies.
Pies plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frotch throws a sloppy head kick and Pies moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pies moves out of range of the body kick.
Frotch throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pies throws a head kick that misses.
Frotch throws a sloppy head kick and Pies moves out of range easily.
Frotch avoids the head kick by Pies.
Pies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Frotch.
Pies throws a lazy head kick
and Frotch decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pies's guard.
Frotch wants to control from the top but Pies keeps moving.
Frotch's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Frotch is working Pies over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Frotch not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Frotch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Frotch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Frotch's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Frotch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pies is keeping the position for now.
Frotch with a flurry of punches that miss.
Frotch looking to pass the guard.
Frotch is working Pies over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Frotch is looking to pass into half guard but Pies pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Pies is in guard.
Pies is looking to stand up but Frotch won't let him.
Frotch working for a triangle but Pies defends it easily.
Pies wants to get up but he can't break Frotch's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frotch has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Pies is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Frotch is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Pies can't fight it off and eventually Frotch manages to take the fight to the floor. Pies looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pies had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Frotch defends it easily.
Frotch is working Pies over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frotch chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Frotch dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pies throws a head kick that misses.
Pies checks a low kick from Frotch.
Frotch blocks a head kick by Pies.
Pies goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Frotch shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Frotch was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pies trying to remain calm as Frotch controls from the top position.
Frotch lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pies can't do much from the bottom here.
Frotch works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Frotch is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Frotch throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frotch in side control lands a decent elbow.
Pies takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Pies taking punishment in the form of punches.
Frotch is chipping away with strikes.
Pies is looking for a sweep.
A control attempt from Pies but he's now mounted!
Frotch landing strikes from the mount and Pies is in trouble!
Frotch raining down hammerfists from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pies tries to hold on but Frotch postures up.
Frotch punishing his opponent with strikes.
Frotch dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frotch landing shots from mount.
Pies working to try and regain half guard.
Pies regains half guard.
Frotch seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Frotch wants to pass to mount but Pies is defending the position.
Frotch is looking to take a break and control but Pies is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Frotch trying to mount his opponent but Pies defends it.
Frotch throwing shots but Pies is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pies wants to control the action here but instead Frotch manages to pass to full mount!
Frotch avoids the attempt from Pies to control.
Frotch content just to control the position here.
Frotch lands a nice shot to the head.
Frotch scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pies wants to control but Frotch is having none of it.
Frotch scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pies?
Frotch stands up from mount. Strange move.
Pies throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pies takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tyson Frotch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pies throws a head kick that misses.
Pies buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pies tries to score with a low kick but Frotch moves his leg out of the way.
Both fighters circling a little - Frotch finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pies is breathing heavily.
Frotch scores with a takedown into Pies's guard.
Tyson Frotch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pies has momentary wrist control but Frotch slips an elbow through the middle.
Frotch cracks Pies with a solid left hand.
Pies keeping moving, preventing Frotch from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frotch is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Frotch dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frotch misses with a low kick.
Frotch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frotch throws a wild body kick that Pies sees coming a mile off.
Pies throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pies throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Pies.
Frotch shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Frotch stands up over Pies, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pies working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Frotch.
Frotch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Frotch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Frotch is looking to work some ground and pound but Pies has wrist control.
Frotch trying to control but Pies is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frotch with a flurry of punches that miss.
Frotch slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Frotch seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pies for as long as he can get away with.
Frotch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Frotch trying to control the position from guard on top but Pies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tyson Frotch just wasn't active enough.
Frotch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pies tries a head kick but it misses.
Frotch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pies takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pies takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frotch moves out of range of the body kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pies enables Frotch to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pies manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Frotch sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Frotch's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Frotch landing with the ground and pound.
Pies can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Frotch controls the pace.
Pies looking to control.
Pies working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Frotch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Frotch's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Frotch sitting in guard, not really doing much.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Frotch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pies trying to control the position.
Frotch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pies swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Frotch is in close to Pies's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Frotch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Frotch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pies can do to turn this around?
Frotch wants to control from the top but Pies keeps moving.
Frotch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pies swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frotch chips away with some ground and pound.
Frotch has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pies is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Frotch content to stall in guard here.
Frotch's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frotch looking to pass the guard.
Andrzej Pies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frotch lands a couple of digs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Frotch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Frotch, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Frotch!
Post fight, Tyson Frotch stared into the camera and said 'I am the top of this division. I'm coming to my belt'.
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